Our list, pick your favourite: Elowen, Ruby etc.

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Comments appreciated, we pronounce Elowen with an emphasis on the first syllable.

Lucy
Ruby
Poppy
Elowen
Rosalind
Keira
Sophie
Emma
Iley (eye-lee)
Sadie
Alice
Eleanor

Rosalind!
Beautiful, classic, easy to spell and pronounce, not that common.

Alice or Emma for me, with Lucy and Ruby next choices. Sophie is a lovely classic too.

You have a nice list.

Lucy and Alice my favourites

Ruby and Poppy - lovely

Elowen - lovely but I pronounce it with the emphasis on “ow” so may have pronunciation issues

Rosalind - prefer Rosa / Rose / Rosie

Keira - nice

Sophie and Emma - timeless classics - I know too many adults with these names to use them personally

Iley (eye-lee) - pretty - poss pronunciation/ spelling issues

Sadie - nice and less commonly used

Eleanor - love but Ellie is very overused

I would choose Lucy or Alice 😊

Love them! Such a stylish list.

My least favourite is Keira because it seems “of its time” (I know quite a few young adults who were named that when Love Actually came out). A naughties vibe for me, although it’s pretty and my ex DH and I liked it when I was first pregnant in 2003.

I’ve always loved the name Sophie.

Lucy would be my next favourite.

Love Elowen

Like: Lucy, Alice, Poppy, Sophie, Emma

OK but not keen:
Rosalind - lovely but will get shortened
Eleanor- fine but will be Ellie
Sadie
Keira
Ruby

Awful:
Elowen - because you are mispronouncing it.
Iley (eye-lee)

Like Elowen, Sadie and Alice

Lucy. Classic but not top ten

Lucy - my favourite. Classic, pretty
Ruby - I know too may dogs called Ruby
Poppy - as above
Elowen - it's ok- not my sytle
Rosalind - love. Nice nn possibilities
Keira - nah
Sophie - it's ok
Emma - really like
Iley (eye-lee) - no
Sadie - no
Alice - really like, classic
Eleanor- Nice but ellie/ elle too common, personally

In order of preference
Lucy
Alice
Rosalind
Emma
Eleanor

In order of preference,

Rosalind
Sophie
Eleanor

Alice

Poppy

Lucy, Ruby, Poppy, Elowen, Rosalind, and Sadie are the names I like best from your list, but they are all good names!

Lucy - quite like it. Not very exciting but a good, solid name.
Ruby - nice enough. I wouldn't choose it.
Poppy - seems a bit twee for an adult but there will be millions of adult Poppys soon (possibly already are) so it will seem normal to them. Sweet for a child.
Elowen - really like it. Pretty and unusual.
Rosalind - Very elegant. Seems a bit much for a small child but Rosy or Lena would be cute diminutives if desired.
Keira - like it. Don't meet many.
Sophie - like it. Popular but for a reason.
Emma - like it. I used to think it was boring but now it seems fresh and stylish.
Iley (eye-lee) - Never heard or seen this. Sounds like a cross between Isla and Ellie or something. I don't like it particularly.
Sadie -- Love it. Quirky and cool while also being sweet and a real name.
Alice - quite like it. Not very exciting but a good, solid name.
Eleanor - like it but I'd be keen to avoid Ellie.

My favourite is Sadie.

I love elegant, patrician sounding Rosalind a lot- it’s underused currently but has some fab namesakes (including the Shakespearean heroine and Scientist Franklin). Only reason it wasn’t on my list was that I really dislike the sound of nn Roz- but if you don’t care about the shortening, this would probably be my pick.

Otherwise I don’t think you can go wrong with Eleanor- absolute classic, again with great historical and cultural namesakes, and fairly timeless without being super popular (but popular enough to be able to get tat with her name on it in the shops as a bonus!). There are so also many diminutive choices to boot - she can really make it her own as Nell is a very different style to Ella or Leni or Nora etc.

Alice, Sophie and Emma are also very nice and in a similar style to Eleanor, I just don’t find them quite as interesting for some reason. Elowen and Keira are pretty but might have spelling issues as they are much less commonplace.

I have an irrational dislike of the sound of classic Lucy 🤣 (so sickly to me) and find Poppy very cutesy. Ruby and Sadie are retro passé imo (except on a pet) and Iley is going to be a spelling nightmare (the one I know with the name spells it Eily if it helps).

I wouldn't pick Elowen if you're not planning on using the correct Cornish pronunciation.

I quite like Rosalind from your list. You've also got Eleanor there if you want an 'El' emphasis name :)

My favourite would be Elowen but as it’s being mispronounced my next favourites would be Alice, Eleanor and Rosalind. I had a unit helper at my brownies a few years ago who was named after Rosalind Franklin and she was known by the nickname Rosie. I also like Sophie however I have bad associations with the name Lucy so I have mixed feelings about it.

Rosalind - beautiful name, very elegant on a grown woman, Rosie/Rosa are cute nicknames

Lucy - Really pretty classic, I love it
Ruby - Same as Lucy tbh
Poppy - Very cute and pretty, I actually think it's fine when older but it is a little twee I suppose
Elowen - I really don't like this at all
Rosalind - It's okay but I prefer Rosalie and I think the 2 separate pronunciations would confuse people
Keira - Really lovely
Sophie - Gorgeous but I have a Sophia and it is definitely popular
Emma - So pretty and classic
Iley (eye-lee) - Not good cause tbh the I and the L next to each other capitally just look the same
Sadie - Lovely and gorgeous
Alice - Pretty but a bit plain and popular
Eleanor - Pretty but popular

I think I like all of them apart from Elowen and Iley.

Favourites are Lucy, Sophie, Emma and Sadie

Alice and Emma are my favourites
Iley, Keira and Rosalind are my least favourites

Lucy - like
Ruby - like
Poppy - OK, find it a bit childish
Elowen - not keen
Rosalind - dislike, find it a bit frilly/lumpy sounding, love Rose though
Keira - dislike, don’t find it as classy
Sophie - like
Emma - like
Iley (eye-lee) - dislike, don’t like the sound
Sadie - not keen
Alice - like
Eleanor - like

Names in order of my personal preference:

Favourites from your list ..
Sophie
Lucy
Elowen
Rosalind

Others I like a lot ..
Alice
Eleanor
Emma
Keira

Names I would not use ..
Poppy
Iley
Sadie
Ruby

My favourites are Sophie, Poppy and Alice. Least favourites are Elowen, Iley and Sadie.

Elowen
Sadie
Alice
Iley

...are my favourites.

I'd spell Iley "Eily" though.

I love Poppy, Elowen, Sophie and Emma best.
Alice, Rosalind, Eleanor and Lucy are also nice.
Not keen on Iley, Keira, Ruby, Sadie.